Session: Public Reporting of HAIs and Healthcare Epidemiology Policy (21st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (April 1-4, 2011))

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BIOSENSE: Use of Biosurveillance Software to Detect Clusters of Visits for Diarrhea Fort Worth, Texas, August 31, 2010
Calvin White, MPH, JPS Health Network; Melicia Brown, MPH, JPS Health Network; Wayne Johnson, MBA, Tarrant County Public Health; Scott Norville, MD, JPS Health Network

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Implementation of a Prioritization Schema for Allocation of Limited H1N1 Vaccine
Alexandra Madison, MPH, CIC, Stanford Hospital & Clinics; Kathleen Nava, RN, CIC, Stanford Hospital & Clinics; Lucy Tompkins, MD, PhD, Stanford Hospital & Clinics

527

National Institute of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Funding for Antibacterial Resistance Studies: 2008 and 2009
Marin L. Schweizer, PhD, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine; Seunghyug Kwon, MPH, University of Iowa, College of Public Health; Eli Perencevich, MD, MS, Iowa City VA Medical Center

528

Poor Sensitivity of NHSN Surveillance Definition of CLABSI
Gary Kravitz, MD, Allina Health System; Section of Infectious Diseases, Dept. of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School

529

Prioritization of surveillance and infection prevention activities to reduce healthcare associated infections [HAI] in Tennessee [TN]
Beth Anne Frost, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Minn M. Soe, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Wilfred Rabi, MD, Tennessee Department of Health; Marion A. Kainer, MBBS, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health

530

Utilization of the Standardized Infection Ratio for Summarizing Neonatal Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Data
Brynn E. Berger, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Minn M. Soe, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Marion A. Kainer, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health

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Beyond Core Measures: Identification of Modifiable Risk Factors for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection after Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
Heather Young, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center; Robin Y. Bliss, PhD, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital; J. Chris Carey, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center; Connie Price, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center

532

Tennessee's Tools and Trainings for Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting
Brynn E. Berger, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Matthew B. Crist, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Marion A. Kainer, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health

533

“Facebook for Healthcare-Associated Infections” – an Infection Prevention Tool Implemented by the Tennesssee Department of Health
Matthew B. Crist, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Brynn E. Berger, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Jennifer Ward, MS, Tennessee Department of Health; Crystal Johnson-Brockman, BS, Tennessee Department of Health; Ellen Borchers, MSN, RN, Tennessee Department of Health; Marion A. Kainer, MBBS, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health

534

Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Heather Young, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center; Susan Moore, MSPH, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center; Lucy Savitz, PhD, MBA, University of Utah; Intermountain Health Care; Connie S. Price, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center; Walter L. Biffl, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Denver Health Medical Center

535

Validation: A Resource Effective Method for Central-Line Associated Blood Stream Infections among Intensive Care Units in Tennessee
Matthew B. Crist, MD, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Brynn E. Berger, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health; Marion A. Kainer, MBBS, MPH, Tennessee Department of Health

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